Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after Machado was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith. Machado previously pled guilty to the charge on September 20, 2011.

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Shed no tears for this guy. He was a producer of child porn, not some impulsive guy who downloaded an image.

Doug

January 22, 2012 at 9:31 pm

Where’s all the supporters now???

Nanna

January 22, 2012 at 9:51 pm

Yeah, where is they all now?

anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 10:07 am

Cole didn’t have many supporters before. In fact, he had no real close friends, just many acquaintances.

Cole is an intelligent guy who is the product of a troubled childhood. Both his parents had drug addictions and his mother was homeless for some time.

Cole pled guilty as part of a plea bargain. He had no money, so he couldn’t fight the charges.

This is not a happy story. Anyone who revels in this is much sicker than Cole is.

Plain Jane

January 23, 2012 at 10:58 am

BS 10:07. Have you never heard the phrase, “If you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed at no cost?” In federal court defendants get better representation than in state courts because federal defenders have a lighter case load. Using his parent’s addiction and housing situation to excuse him being a predatory monster is crazy.

Anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 12:07 pm

And PJ is an expert on crazy.

anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 12:48 pm

BS back to you, Jane. The rich get off these things. The poor end up with 27 years in prison.

If you don’t think a messed up childhood can affect someone adversely, then you’re crazy.

RefFan

January 23, 2012 at 1:15 pm

Everyone has a choice Anon, even ones who have a rough life. Those who have had a very bad childhood can make better decisions & choose to live a decent life.

Plain Jane

January 23, 2012 at 1:30 pm

I don’t care why he turned into a monster. I’m just glad he won’t be hurting little kids anymore.

You seem to be trying to defend him from opposing angles. “He had to plead guilty because he’s poor” v. “It’s not his fault he turned into a predatory monster.” He hurt little kids and made child pornography, exploiting them over and over. Life in prison wouldn’t be too long.

anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 2:33 pm

“He had to plead guilty because he’s poor” v. “It’s not his fault he turned into a predatory monster.”

Huh? Who are you quoting PJ? No one here posted those words. Are you summing up or paraphrasing? If so, you shouldn’t use quotes, troll.

Plain Jane

January 23, 2012 at 2:40 pm

I used the quotes to delineate between your 2 arguments, but you’re right – I was paraphrasing your contradictory defenses. Inaccurately?

Anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 5:03 pm

A recent study indicates that statistical outcomes for defendants represented by the public defender v. private counsel are equal (New York Times, 2011). In fact, many private attorneys ask public defenders for information and advice due to the exposure to case that public defenders have. Public defenders practice only criminal defense and have a caseload that exposes them to many more issues than a private attorney will ever see. Had this person wanted to fight the charges, money would not be the issue, federal defenders are very good. More than likely he recieved and offer he couldn’t/shouldn’t refuse.

Anon

January 23, 2012 at 5:16 pm

Heraldo, please, post another picture of a dog. Please. Give us lovable mutts, not creepy pervs.

anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 5:55 pm

Jane wrote, “I’m always right and I always have the last word!”

713

January 23, 2012 at 6:26 pm

clever.

Anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 6:30 pm

Cole is a total attention whore. Essentially everything he did was creepy. He got under a lot of people’s skin. He intentionally had his picture taken with every politician and then put it on his Facebook. His slimey need for attention and recognition from those in power is disgusting. I would have to admit his attempt to make a living selling pre-paid legal was hilarious.

Anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 7:20 pm

how many ppl have been raised in horrible, abusive homes and/or were sexually preyed upon? why do such a relatively few number of people went on to sexually abuse? the op who said we all make choices speaks the truth. these child abusers need to be kept away from children.

Anonymous

January 23, 2012 at 8:12 pm

How can anybody but, another child molester defend sexual exploitation and child porn. Anybody defending this guy for whatever reason is twisted or trying to justify their actions of the same. What about the victims. What about the deep sorrow felt for these kids. If I walked in on someone like Sandowski he probably wouldn’t have lived through it. Stealing something like a life from a child is inexcusable. Every child molester that gets sent to prison says “It happened to me” Then you know how that felt, why would you ever hurt someone else like you got hurt. there is no rehab for a pedophile and they all find the lord.

Anonymous

January 24, 2012 at 9:14 am

Machado is in jail and kids are safe from him. Too bad we’re surrounded with so many dope peddlers who sell dope to kids. Nobody says a word about it. Dope ruins kids lives too.

jailtime

January 24, 2012 at 10:47 am

The guy did some crime and is convicted to a long sentence. What else is there to talk about? There is no evil, and no reason to dump your anger at the world into some perceived crime that is worse than others. 27 years, that’s serious time. He’s a person, not a “monster.” The world turns out all kinds of shitheads, just be glad you’re not one of them, and if you were one of them, consider how you’d prefer to be treated. Plain Jane’s tone is vile and unnecessary.

Plain Jane

January 24, 2012 at 11:16 am

Your defense of this child predator is what is vile and unnecessary, Jailtime. You might “perceive” all crimes as equal but most people don’t have a problem recognizing that some crimes are more vile than others, probably why we have different punishments to fit them.

Susan McGee

January 24, 2012 at 1:42 pm

It is true that rich people tend to get off more than poor people. But Cole didn’t plead guilty because he didn’t have a good attorney. His attorney was quoted in the press release and tried to get the best deals for him. I remember people talking about how it was probably 18 year olds dressed up to “look young.,” This is apologizing for child rape, and child sexual abuse. Child porn is about children being raped and selling it (or trading it) to others for profit. Cole pled guilty to one count because he is guilty. If you were arrested for enticing two children to have sex, photographing it and giving it to someone else, would you EVER PLEAD GUILTY?
Although many child rapists were sexually abused as children, they still have a choice as adults. There are tons of mentally ill people, poor people, homeless people and vicitms of child sexual abuse who never make the choice to rape a child.
And raping someone is much worse than giving or selling them drugs. Raping and torturing children is vile.

Anonymous

January 24, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Vile are you serious? Maybe you are a molester and want people to treat you as a person. People who do this should be treated like a serious criminal in many cases they are really taking a life from someone, maybe not with a bullet but,I bet many of the victims are feeling dead inside. There is NO reason to defend this! PERIOD.

Yeah lock this creepy bastard up and throw away the key! I hope he never gets out! As far as I’m concerned, this guy has forfeited his right to walk around in civilized society. He could have gotten help. If he’s so damaged he can;t be helped then he’s going exactly where he belongs.I consider locking this guy up a good use of my tax dollars.
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Ponder z

January 24, 2012 at 5:55 pm

Jailtime it is not to late for you to get help.

Ponder z

January 24, 2012 at 6:00 pm

John Wayne Gacy and Cole Machado are lookalikes. Morally and mentally equal. Cole got stoppd before he could kill anyone.

Andre Marron

January 25, 2012 at 9:16 am

In my opinion his sentence wasnt harsh enough. I have zero tolerance for predator types, no matter what form they take, but especially toward children. I think that these child molesters and child sex offenders should be executed, or at least castrated. There is no way to heal or rehab someone like this. It is a deep stemming issue in the fibers of their being. Its like a serial murderer. No one can rehab a serial murderer, they are that way deep down inside and nothing can change that. Death penalty for all child sex offenders!

Ofc Jr

February 7, 2012 at 11:58 am

This guy is at northern neck regional jail where I am a gaurd and he cries everyday hope that makes everyone feel good because it makes me feel gogd that he has to suffer everyday I see him crying.

Anonymous

April 9, 2013 at 6:35 pm

I went to high school with that kid and I always figured there was something off with him

Susan McGee

April 10, 2013 at 12:49 pm

I am very troubled by thre commernt that Cole had no money for an attorney and had to plea bargain. He was guilty of child porn charges, which means he watched children get raped. Many people with troubled childhoods make the decision not to sexually abuse, rape, or collect, arrange or disserminate child porn (which is watch children being raped.